Help Is At Hand
When children experience tricky feelings, it can be hard for them to remember what they can do to help themselves, in the moment. When they are feeling really overwhelmed, they can also find it difficult to listen to the advice and guidance of others who are trying to help them. Working with children in their calmer moments to think through and create coping strategy plans can be really important. Making these plans more accessible to them during their challenging moments relies upon understanding, regular practice and reinforcement of these coping strategies in calmer moments, in addition to the creation of accessible clear, easy to understand visual supports.
